SB-1054 Summary

• Changes the annual license expiration date to August 31 for all licenses issued under the Michigan unarmed combat regulatory act.

• Increases the event approval request timeline from 5 days to 30 days before an event, requiring promoters to submit detailed information about physicians, ambulances, referees, judges, and inspectors.

• Modifies disciplinary fine caps for amateur contests or events to a maximum of $10,000.00 and allows fines up to 100% of a professional contestant's purse share for violations related to professional contests.

• Expands inspector qualifications to include individuals previously approved by the department or approved by the department, in addition to law enforcement officers and licensed security guards.

• Changes medical submission requirements for contestants, specifying that hepatitis B and C and HIV test results must be submitted to the department rather than the promoter, and requires ophthalmologic exams performed within 12 months instead of 180 days.